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with such a perfect demonstration of respect.—This was by no means an intended slight of that liturgy, to which the divine had alluded, but was the habit of a people, who owed their very existence, as a distinct nation, to the doctrinal character of their ancestors. Sundry looks of private dissatisfaction were exchanged between Hiram and one or two of the leading members of the conference, but the feeling went no farther at that time, and the congregation, after receiving the blessing of Mr. Grant dispersed in silence, and with decorum.
